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Hedong, the shore of Fen River, Jinyang.
Jinyang occupied an extremely important position in the long river of Chinese history. After the three families divided the Jin Dynasty, Zhao State established its capital here, thus opening the Warring States Period. Later, Jinyang was always the capital of Bingzhou and became the dominant palace during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Gao Huan and Gao Yang and his son controlled the world for decades.
Jinyang was a place where Longxing was born in this dynasty, commonly known as Beidu and one of the three capitals in the world. Emperor Taizong praised it as "the foundation of the king's business and the foundation of the country."
During the wars and killings of the separatist vassal states, although the last golden age of aristocraticism in Chinese history has gradually passed due to the annihilation of the Guanlong group, Jinyang's status remains undiminished in the minds of the people of the world. This is the capital of Hedong and the heavy land of King Li Keyong of Jin.
The generals from Hedong gathered on the bank of Fen River to bid farewell to Han Yanhui, a special envoy from Lulong Jiedu Mansion, boarded the boat and left, and then focused their eyes on King Jin. King Jin looked at the boat far away, slowly took off his eye mask, pulled out the brocade handkerchief from his sleeve, wiped the tears from his eyes, then tied the eye mask again, shook the reins, turned the horse's head, and headed back to Jinyang first, and the generals surrounded him and followed him.
Back at the Jin Palace Festival Hall, Li Keyong leaned on the handsome chair wrapped in white tiger skin. Without saying a word, all the generals entered the hall and sat in a row.
The person who sat on the left was his cousin Li Kening, who was appointed as the commander of the military commander of the Han and the commander of the Han government inside and outside, and the governor of the Zhenwu Army. He was kind and filial, served his brother diligently and cautiously, and was half determined in the military affairs. He was the first among the Hedong vassal states. On the right was the military supervisor Zhang Chengye, who was very kind to Zhang Chengye to show his loyalty to the court.
Below were Hedong generals. The two were the confidant generals who leaned on Li Keyong as their arms. Li Sizhao, the commander of the Yanei Army, and Zhou Dewei, the deputy commander of the commander of the Hedong Army, each with his commander and the person who can stand alone in the Hedong Army. Below are the son Li Cunxu and adopted son Li Siyuan and other grand security guards, as well as other staff members of the military governors such as Guo Chongtao and Meng Zhixiang.
The King of Jin never spoke, but the generals in the hall were talking in a low voice, and the discussion gradually became stronger and then turned into disputes.
The news brought by Han Yanhui greatly impacted the thoughts of Hedong Generals, and various opinions and suggestions emerged in an instant. They were complicated and complicated, and there was no consensus.
There was a copy of the imperial edict of the emperor Zhu, and the Secretary of the Central Committee ordered Han Wo to sign the imperial edict to the chief of the prince and the state that was reviewed by Cui Gou. This alone made people unquestionable. The King of Jin specially recruited officials from Hedong Jinzhaoyuan to carefully review it. They all said that this edict was in line with the norms and that the stamped seal was not forged. The handwriting of the emperor, Han Wo, Cui Gou and others was authentic and was an effective edict. In addition, the edict of the Eastern Palace edict with the seal of the prince was stamped, and there was also a handwritten letter from Lieutenant Han Quanhui, Lu Long's military envoy Zhang Juhan, and the seal envoy Zhang Maoan and others. As well as a portrait of Duan Wang Li Zhen and Princess Tang Xing, the news that the prince entered Youzhou was conclusive and there was no objection.
How to deal with it? This is a headache.
Among the generals, some people made unanimous comments, some said they would not approve it, and some people simply suggested that Lu Long transfer the prince to Jinyang. In short, Lu Long could not be allowed to ride on the head of Hedong as the prince!
The Hedong Army is famous and all the generals are all people who look down on the world. Looking at the Tang Dynasty, only Xuan Wu can be the enemy, making everyone bow to Lu Long. Most people cannot accept it.
Everyone quarreled for a while, but the words made King Jin unsatisfied. He turned to Zhang Chengye and asked Zhang Chengye about his thoughts. The military supervisor Zhang Chengye was one of the few remaining people since Fengxiang's execution of the Central Office. Xiang Weiwang is also the king of Jin who has been working hard to show the world that he has always been loyal to the flag of the Tang Dynasty, has a high status in the Hedong army and speaks very seriously.
Zhang Chengye spoke with the eyes of King Jin. He knew that he would not talk about the matter that would affect the fundamental strategy for Hedong at the moment, but about the matter he was responsible for over the past year.
"Because the prince relies on it, our family has no time to worry about major politics in recent years, and there is no talent. Therefore, we can only talk about money, grain and supplies, and we can provide a detailed discussion on the prince and the generals.
Among the eighteen prefectures in Hedong, half of the six prefectures in the southern part were occupied by Xuanwu, and half were on the battlefield. Since last spring, we have not been able to collect money and grain. Our money and grain come from the twelve prefectures in the northern part, especially Jinzhong. After the autumn harvest last year, the Jiedu Mansion received 720,000 shi of grain, a decrease of about 30% from the previous year..."
The rule of King Jin in Hedong was somewhat similar to the military household feudal system, or it was borrowed from the Hu tribe system. The Jinzhong Plain around Jinyang was the territory of King Jin. In addition, the rest of the territory and the people were distributed to the major military heads, and the major military heads and so on, and the territory and the people were distributed to the small military heads below. Take the general Zhou Dewei as an example. His territory was in Yunzhou. When the Tuyuhun people rebelled, he was the most anxious and the most active in suppressing the rebellion.
The Hedong Jiedu Prefecture collects 30% of the harvest of the major military heads every year, and concentrates them on the Jiedu Prefecture for use. The rest is left for the army heads for their support. Part of the harvest obtained by the Jiedu Prefecture is used to build military armor and equipment, and some are reserved. During the war, each army is awarded rewards, rewards for merit, rewards for labor, etc. This kind of collection is very strict, and the upper and lower levels are treated equally. Even King Li Keyong of Jin himself must be handed over to the Jiedu Prefecture.
The 730,000 people in Hedong were sealed off one after another. All military leaders treated the people in the same way and used them as military households. All the people's production was handed over to the military leaders, and the supplies needed for food, clothing, housing and transportation were distributed by the military leaders.
After Li Chengzhong took over Youzhou, an important responsibility of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics was to understand the operating system of the major vassal states in the world. Hedong was a tacit ally Lulong had no agreement. Lulong had a lot of merchants from Hedong, and the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics had the most detailed understanding of the Hedong system. When Li Chengzhong received the analysis report of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics on Hedong, he sighed with a wry smile, was this set done by the King of Jin?
Just listened to Zhang Chengye: "By July this year, the Hedong Jiedu Prefecture spent 70,000 stones of grain to build military armor, 180,000 stones to support Yun, and in the north of Tuyuhun, Dangxiang, Uighur tribes, and all ethnic groups gave back cattle and sheep. These grains were not in vain... 190,000 stones were used to collect civil servants in various states, and the salaries of officials and military generals were 70,000 stones.
The above has exhausted the food we collected, leaving less than 210,000 stones left!
Let’s talk about the soldiers. The Black Crow Army, the Yanei Army, and the Fan Han Army had a total of more than 60,000, including 7,000 cavalry. By July this year, a total of 390,000 beans were consumed, and 29,000 sheep were eaten. The gap was 180,000 stones of grain and nearly 10,000 sheep. Where did this part of the military ration come from? To be honest, it comes from Lu Long, and was sent by the King of Yan.
From May last year to July this year, a total of fourteen months, Lulong Jiedu Mansion supported our Hedong-type grains of 200,000 stones, 10,000 sheep, and 300 carts of salt... Everyone, without these grains, our family really doesn't know how to survive this year. In addition, Lu Long also helped us with 30,000 arrows, 2,000 horizontal knives, 4,000 guns, over 1,000 shields, and hundreds of armors...
In March this year, General Yang Wu wanted to lead the horse wing to chase Zhu Youning who was retreating, but was rejected by the prince. It was not that the prince did not want to pursue him, but that the military rations were not enough. How much food does the two thousand horse team need? How much food will the civilians who delivered the food have to be consumed? General Yang Wu can do it. We can't afford to chase him!"
Yang Wu is Zhou Dewei's small character. Zhou Dewei likes to lead the way and fight against generals one by one. Hedong army affectionately calls him small characters to show his admiration. After hearing Zhang Chengye's words, Zhou Dewei remained silent. In order to prevent chasing Zhu Youning last year, he ran to the palace to get angry with the King of Jin and slapped the table. Thinking of it, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
Zhang Chengye continued: "Our family once talked with Han Yanhui, and he said that in order to support our Hedong, Lulong's Jiedu Mansion has spent nearly 500,000 guan over the past year! What did Lu Long want us? They didn't want anything. The 500,000 guan was given to us and the prince! Han Duyu once said that the King of Yan was only for one thing, and should not let the Tang Dynasty take advantage of the Zhu family's children! Isn't this what we are doing?
Now the autumn harvest is coming soon, because the King of Yan sent troops to Pinglu to fight, and restrained the Zhu children, our harvest is expected to increase, but our family estimated that the gap is still not small. Yesterday, our family went to the inn to visit Han Duyu to inquire about the intention of the King of Yan. Han Duyu said that the King of Yan will still transfer grain to our Hedong. Not only will it transport grain, but it will also support various uses. The total number will not decrease, and it will still be around 500,000 guan..."
Guo Chongtao couldn't help but interrupt and said, "Zhang Jianjun, I talked with Jianjun last time. This year, our Hedong grain harvest is expected to exceed last year, and the gap will drop. Can you ask the King of Yan to offset some of the grain with military armor?"
Guo Chongtao was a magistrate of the King of Jin's palace. He was always wise and a close minister of the King of Jin. Now he is in charge of military armor and distribution and other matters. He is particularly concerned about this. Since receiving several batches of swords, guns, armor and bows sent by the Lulong Jiedu Mansion last year, he has been distributed to the army for use, and has been highly praised by the generals. Many generals in the hall have looked for him many times and wanted to receive more, but these military armors are all produced in Youzhou. They were not made by workshops and craftsmen under his rule, but Guo Chongtao could not decide.
As soon as Guo Chongtao said, he immediately attracted a lot of praise in the hall.
"Yes, Lu Long's military armor is indeed useful, much better than our own..."
"The knife edge is very sharp, the iron spear is also sharp enough, and the soldiers are very praised..."
"The bow string is also durable, the arrow is very straight and can shoot far..."
"That's right! All arrows come out like the same mold, very evil!"
Zhang Chengye smiled and pulled out a thin piece of square yellow paper from his sleeve to show it to the generals, and then handed it to the King of Jin. The King of Jin took it and saw some strange runes printed on it, and there were several lines of words. The few words in the middle were larger, so you can see at a glance that it was a hundred chunks of debt.
King Jin was still thinking about it, and then he heard Zhang Chengye explain: "Yesterday, Korean capital Yu Yan said that in order to facilitate our purchase needs in Hedong, starting from October, the materials that support Hedong will no longer be transported, but will be given such a "debt agreement". We hold the agreement and can go to Youyan Joint Money House in Lulong's prefectures and counties to exchange silver and money, and use the money to directly purchase the materials we need. All the materials are open for supply, including military armor, grain and salt. We can buy whatever we need!
According to Han Duyu, there is no need to go to the money house to exchange. Many merchants can directly collect the arrears agreements. They are even willing to come to Jinyang to collect these agreements because they can use these agreements to offset taxes. Of course, if they come to Jinyang to exchange, there will be some discounts and the losses along the way will be removed. Yesterday, Han Duyu gave our family the October share, totaling 400. After our family was preparing to discuss today, they sent people to Youzhou to exchange for goods. If there are any urgent needs in each department, they will report it to Guo Dianye."
Zhang Chengye has been talking about the food and food gap in Hedong, and repeatedly talked about how to accept Lu Long's support. Although he did not involve the prince's affairs in Youzhou, he had already made some choices in his heart before he knew it.
The King of Jin looked at Li Kening, his cousin beside him. Li Kening shook his head and signaled that he had no objection. Then the King of Jin asked the generals in the hall again, and what else would he say. The generals in the hall said in unison: "But according to the orders of the prince."
King Jin thought about it, and finally spoke to the hall, saying, "Yazi, Han Duyu said, in half a month it will be the day when the King of Yan takes the concubine. We have received so many benefits from the King of Yan, and it is unreasonable not to go to congratulate you. Then you go to Youzhou to congratulate you on behalf of your father. As for what should you do, you will be given full authority to deal with it. Anshi, you go with Yazi to Lulong. Yazi is young. What is the intricate thing? You should be warned more. Well, Yazi, you have a good spear for your father, which was given to him by Emperor Xizong. It is said that it took seven years to make it. I have never been willing to use it for your father, so you can bring it as a gift."
Li Cunxu and Guo Chongtao stood up and responded respectfully to "yes". (To be continued...)